{"id":7542,"date":"2014-05-09T17:15:44","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T22:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=7542"},"modified":"2014-05-10T09:34:25","modified_gmt":"2014-05-10T14:34:25","slug":"in-the-line-of-duty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2014\/05\/09\/in-the-line-of-duty\/","title":{"rendered":"In The Line of Duty"},"content":{"rendered":"

National Police Week – U.S. flag at half-staff May 15<\/strong><\/p>\n

National Police Week<\/em><\/a>\u00a0\u2014 May 11-17 \u2014 pays tribute to U.S. law enforcement officers who serve every day and honors those who have died in the line of duty.<\/p>\n

Events in behalf of these individuals will be held in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

On the evening of Tuesday, May 13, the 26th Annual Candlelight Vigil will be held at National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. All newly etched names on the memorial will be read aloud. \"postal-inspection-service-sm\"<\/a><\/p>\n

May 15 is National Peace Officers Memorial Day. A wreath-laying ceremony will follow a memorial service on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol. U.S. flags at Post Offices should be flown at half-staff May 15 in honor of fallen officers and their families.<\/p>\n

Among the law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty are\u00a014 members\u00a0of the Postal Inspection Service [list below]. Postal Inspectors \u2014 who belong to one of the oldest federal law enforcement agencies \u2014 protect employees, consumers and the U.S. mail from criminal attack and misuse.<\/p>\n

Fallen Officers<\/strong><\/p>\n

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service wishes to commemorate the U.S. Postal Inspectors and Postal Police Officers, shown below, who have died in the line of duty. Their names have been etched on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial wall and to a Postal Inspection Service plaque at the agency\u2019s national headquarters, both located in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

At each entry below, the panel and wall number are provided to show where each officer\u2019s name appears on the memorial wall. Read more about the\u00a0National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n

PRESTON B. PARNELL<\/strong>
\nPostal Inspector
\nBirmingham, AL
\nDate of Death: 7\/26\/2012
\nPanel 44-E, 28<\/p>\n

ROBERT F. JONES, JR.<\/strong>
\nPostal Inspector
\nWashington, DC
\nDate of Death: 7\/14\/2000
\nPanel 36, W-22<\/p>\n

TERRANCE M. ASBURY<\/strong>
\nPostal Inspector
\nLos Angeles, CA
\nDate of Death: 2\/3\/1990
\nPanel 54, E -17<\/p>\n

MICHAEL J. HEALY<\/strong>
\nPostal Police Officer
\nChicago, IL
\nDate of Death: 6\/21\/1981
\nPanel 64, E -2<\/p>\n

BENEDETTO M. SPIZZIRRI<\/strong>
\nInvestigative Aide
\nChicago, IL
\nDate of Death: 3\/14\/1960
\nPanel 58, E -9<\/p>\n

JOHN P. MCAULIFFE\u00a0<\/strong>
\nInvestigative Aide
\nChicago, IL
\nDate of Death: 3\/14\/1960
\nPanel 2, W -11<\/p>\n

BRUCE O. SHAFFER<\/strong>
\nPost Office Inspector
\nPoplar Bluff, MO
\nDate of Death: 8\/31\/1951
\nPanel 16, E -6<\/p>\n

ERNEST M. HARKINS<\/strong>
\nPost Office Inspector
\nOklahoma City, OK
\nDate of Death: 1\/12\/1949
\nPanel 16, E -6<\/p>\n

FINTON T. MCMAHON\u00a0<\/strong>
\nPostal Inspector
\nU.S. Postal Inspection Service
\nWashington, DC
\nDate of Death: 8\/1\/1939
\nPanel 52, W-26<\/p>\n

WALTER R. TON\u00a0<\/strong>
\nPost Office Inspector
\nBozeman, MT
\nDate of Death: 1\/10\/1938
\nPanel 20, W-25<\/p>\n

LEVI C. CHANCE<\/strong>
\nPost Office Inspector
\nSavannah, GA
\nDate of Death: 2\/14\/1923
\nPanel 20, W-25<\/p>\n

GEORGE W. DANIEL<\/strong>
\nPostal Inspector in Charge
\nU.S. Postal Inspection Service
\nWashington, DC
\nDate of Death: 9\/1\/1919
\nPanel 27, W-26<\/p>\n

ELBERT P. LAMBERTH\u00a0<\/strong>
\nPost Office Inspector
\nStantonville, TN
\nDate of Death: 8\/17\/1917
\nPanel 57, E -23<\/p>\n

CHARLES FITZGERALD<\/strong>
\nPost Office Inspector
\nClinton, MS
\nDate of Death: 9\/23\/1909
\nPanel 34, E -2<\/p>\n

Please Note:<\/strong> To view photos of the fallen officers listed above click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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